Inmate finds handgun on the highway

JACKSON TOWNSHIP — A prison inmate picking up trash on the side of I-195 found a handgun Tuesday morning, according to New Jersey State Police.

At some point between 10:30 and 11:00 a.m., the Department of Corrections inmate was performing his duties on I-195 Eastbound near Jackson Township when the gun was found. DOC notified state police about the gun after the inmate made the find. Police did not say if the gun was loaded. It’s unknown how long the gun had been sitting on the roadside or who owns the gun, Sgt. Adam Grossman said.